It’s a London derby on Saturday as Spurs take on Crystal Palace. Opta presents the tale of the tape.
“Harry Kane’s goal against Arsenal for Spurs was his 28th in Premier League London derbies, drawing him level with Jermain Defoe and Ian Wright – only three players have more than Kane; Thierry Henry (43) and Frank Lampard & Teddy Sheringham (32).”
Tottenham have won their last eight Premier League games against Crystal Palace, conceding just one goal in that run. Only against Birmingham (10 in September 1964) and Blackpool (9 in January 1964) have they had longer winning runs in their top-flight history. Spurs are [1.4] to win.
Crystal Palace are winless in their last seven away Premier League games against Spurs (D2 L5), failing to score in each of the last six. The draw is [5.4].
Tottenham lost their last home Premier League London derby, 0-1 against West Ham in April. They last lost consecutive home London derbies in the league back in November 2004 (vs Charlton and Arsenal). A Crystal Palace win is [9.6].
Tottenham have lost two of their last four home league games (W1 D1) – more than they had in their previous 30 in the Premier League at White Hart Lane/Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (W25 D4 L1). Crystal Palace are [7.8] in the Draw No Bet market.
Crystal Palace’s last five Premier League away games against ‘big six’ sides have seen them pick up wins against Man City, Arsenal and Manchester United (L2), while they were also the last side to win away at Anfield. Indeed, since the start of 2016-17, the Eagles have won away at five of the ‘big six’ sides (more than any other club), with Tottenham being the only exception. Palace are [3.45] in the Double Chance market.
Spurs have trailed for 127 minutes in home Premier League games this season – 22 minutes more than any other side. Crystal Palace are [7.8] to be leading at half-time.
This is only the fourth time Crystal Palace will play a Premier League match starting the day in the top-four. Palace are [18.0] to qualify for the Champions League.
Spurs have won just 16 points from their last 16 Premier League matches (W4 D4 L8), 23 fewer than they won in their previous 16 games (W13 D0 L3). The Tottenham half-time/draw full-time double result is [19.5].
Harry Kane’s goal against Arsenal for Spurs was his 28th in Premier League London derbies, drawing him level with Jermain Defoe and Ian Wright – only three players have more than Kane; Thierry Henry (43) and Frank Lampard & Teddy Sheringham (32). Kane is [3.6] to score the first goal.
Crystal Palace’s Jordan Ayew has scored in each of his last two Premier League appearances – he could become the first Ghanaian to score in three in a row since his brother André Ayew in 2016 and only the fourth overall (also Asamoah Gyan in 2010 and Tony Yeboah in 1995). Ayew is [6.0] to score again.
Source: Betfair Premier League
